Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Zaxby's, Cafe Rio, Los Toltecos

ASHBURN, VA — Several restaurants around Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling were cited with violations during recent inspections from the Loudoun County Health Department. The most recently published inspections occurred between Feb. 9 and Feb. 15.

As COVID-19 restrictions continue to fluctuate, health inspectors are returning to conduct some restaurant inspections in person. However, some visits, such as those for training purposes, can be conducted virtually.

Violations at restaurants typically focus on factors that can contribute to food contamination. The local health department can also perform a re-inspection to ensure that possible violations have been corrected.

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For every observed violation, the inspector provides a specific corrective action that can be completed to rectify the violation. Sometimes these are simple, and violations can be corrected during the course of the inspection.

Here are the most recent inspections from around Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling, as they were written by the Loudoun County Health Department.

• Stone Springs Hospital Center Cafeteria, 24440 Stone Springs Blvd Dulles, VA 20166
  • Date inspected: Feb. 9
  • Total violations: 1
    • Observed: 1/2 pints of milk in retail case 47F in cold holding
• Belmont Country Club/ Manor House, 19661 Belmont Manor Lane Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 9
  • Total violations: 2
    • Observed raw lamb stored above raw shrimp on speed racks in standing reach in cooler.
    • Observed squash (prep date 1/25/22) and pear (exp date 1/28/22) cold holding in low boy cooler across from grill.
• Los Toltecos of Sterling, 21100 Dulles Town Cir #150 Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 10
  • Total violations: 5
    • Observed the follow items not in a state of prep or cooling to be uncovered in the Walk in Unit: Ground Beef, Raw Beef, Raw Chicken, Red Salsa, Green Salsa, and potato puree
    • Observed Several Large Buckets of Red Salsa and Green Salsa prepared between 1 and 2 days ago to not contain a date label.
    • Observed Mahi Mahi and Tilapia to be thawing in a bucket of stagnant water in the Walk In Refrigerator. Fish was in ROP that indicated for product to be removed from packaging before thawing.
    • Observed in use knife in between prep tables and observed tongs on handles of oven contacting unsanitized oven door.
    • Observed establishment to not have a verifiable means of testing the Quaternary ammonia concentration utilized for food contact surfaces and observed establishment to not have means of verifying high temperature dishwashing machine. Facility also did not have bleach testing strips for bar dishwashing machine.
• Senor Ramon, 506 Shaw Rd #324 & #326 Sterling, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 10
  • Total violations: 9
    • Observed 2 of the Hand Sinks in the establishment to be incapable of mixing water to 100F. Observed Hand Sink at 88F and 70F
    • Observed several trays of Quinoa on cooling rack prepped yesterday to be uncovered.
    • Observed Quat mix at the 3 VAT sink to be 75ppm. Observed several disinfectant buckets to contain a mix with 0-75ppm.
    • Observed the following items in the Norlake Walk In "2": Shredded Cheddar Cheese at 53F and 54F; Sour Cream at 50F, 4 Milks at 54F each; and Queso at 54F. All items have been in unit for 2 days.
    • Observed several fruit flies throughout establishment. Observed mouse dropping on several cans of food above area with a mouse trap near the oven.
    • Observed Norlake Walk In "2" to be maintaining an ambient air temperature of 54F and incapable of cold holding foods at 41F or less.
    • Quaternary ammonia test strips for testing sanitizer at 3 compartment sink have an expiration date of 2019.
    • Hot water at the 3 basins sink observed at 75F, hand sink near dough mixer at 88F, and hand sink near employee restroom to be mixing at 70F. Facility does not have hot water capacity in sufficient quantity for use.
    • Observed a wet mop laying in bucket.
• Ashby Ponds- Maple Grove Continuing Care, 21160 Maple Branch Terr Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 11
  • Total violations: 5
    • Employee did not change gloves after grabbing the refrigerator handle and cabinet drawer.
    • Hand sink by prep area and in the kitchen do not have paper towels.
    • Observed ice scoop resting on the metal shelf in reach in cooler, and coffee filter store on top of coffee machine uncovered.
    • Chicken 132F at an improper hot holding temperature.
    • Person in charge could not provide an irreversible registering temperature indicator.
• Casa Tequila Bar & Grill, 7 Pidgeon Hill Dr Sterling, VA 20165
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 11
  • Total violations: 3
    • Raw shell eggs were observed stored above raw beef in the walk in cooler. Raw chicken marinating was found stored above fish and beef in the reach in cooler.
    • Salsa made this morning was found cold holding at an improper temperature (44F).
    • EHS observed several packages of thawed fish in reduced oxygen packaging (ROP) that had not been opened, cut to introduce oxygen during the thawing process.
• District Chop House Main Terminal, 1 Saarinen Cir. Dulles, VA 20166
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 14
  • Total violations: 1
    • The low temperature dish machine is measuring at 0ppm chlorine sanitizer. Wares are not getting sanitized after cleaning.
• Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, 44170 Ashbrook Marketplace Plaza #100 Ashburn, VA 20147
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 15
  • Total violations: 3
    • Person in charge (PIC) was unable to provide signed copies of food employee reporting agreement (form 1B).
    • The food establishment does not have written procedures for cleaning up vomiting or diarrheal events that happen in the facility.
    • Sanitizer test strips for measuring the accurate concentration of sanitizer not provided.
• Zaxby’s, 43820 Eastgate Shoppes Dr Chantilly, VA 20152
  
  • Date inspected: Feb. 15
  • Total violations: 1
    • Handwashing facility in rear food prep area observed with hot running water.